Adventure Comics #479 [Direct]

(March 1981)

Truckin' (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Monogram Models, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

To Save a World! (Table of Contents: 2)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman (credited)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (credited)

Inks

Larry Mahlstedt (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Todd Klein

Job Number

J-7190

Genre

superhero

Characters

Chris King (intro); Vicki Grant (intro); Flying Buttress; G.L.U.N.K.

Synopsis

Chris and Vicki meet the Flying Buttress and G.L.U.N.K. who send them on a mission to retrieve important control rods to save a planet.

Reprints

• in Hercule (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #22 (décembre 1981) [N&B [B&W]]

Indexer Notes

Creative credits from release form page.

Revival of the feature, now with Chris King and Vicki Grant holding dials. Their various super-hero identities, as well as the super-villains, are created by readers.

Flying Buttress created by Steve Mattson; Megaboy created by David Cason; Sunspot created by Shawn Sherman; GLUNK created by Richard Morrissey; Ice created by Clifford Stroud; Color Commando created by James McClernan.

For a World of Fun...Grow Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Baron! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Hostess Cup Cakes; Wonder Woman / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Red Death (Table of Contents: 6)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman (credited)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (credited)

Inks

Dennis Jensen (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

J-7164

Genre

superhero

Characters

Chris King; Vicki Grant; Silver Fog; Red Death

Synopsis

Chris and Vicki try to stop the Silver Fog but fail. Then they take on the Red Death when he attacks their class to steal their science teacher.

Reprints

• in Hercule (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #22 (décembre 1981) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Superboy (Egmont Ehapa, 1980 series) #10/1983 (Oktober 1983)

Indexer Notes

Story title and creative credits from release form page.

Doomster created by Nelson Jimenez; Grasshopper created by Monte Wilson; Red Death created by Russell Frakes; The Composite Man created by Ben Stillwell; Twilight created by Delmo Walters Jr.

[Creature Creations] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Fun Factory] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Fun Factory / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

As the Silver Fog Rolls In... (Table of Contents: 9)

Dial H for Hero / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman (credited)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (credited)

Inks

Dennis Jensen (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Ben Oda

Job Number

J-7169

Genre

superhero

Characters

Chris King; Vicki Grant; Silver Fog

Synopsis

Chris and Vicki take on the Silver Fog, and wind up curing him of his ailment.

Reprints

• in Hercule (Arédit-Artima, 1976 series) #22 (décembre 1981) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Superboy (Egmont Ehapa, 1980 series) #10/1983 (Oktober 1983)

Indexer Notes

Creative credits from release form page.

Silver Fog created by Harlan Ellison; Windsong created by Frank Mills Jr.; Captain Electron created by Stephen DeStefano.

We Are Looking for a Few Good Boys and Girls (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Grit / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Join the Official Star Wars Fan Club (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Star Wars Fan Club / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Dial "L" for Letters / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack C. Harris (credited as JCH)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino

Inks

Steve Mitchell

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

L-697

Synopsis

History of how Dial "H" for Hero was revived.

Indexer Notes

Image of the next issue's cover.

Now You Can Dial "H" for Hero (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Johnson Smith Company (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Aurora AFX / advertisement / 1 page (report information)